Wilma Neruda-Norman studied under Leopold Jansa during her formative musical years in Vienna after initially being taught by her father. This period of instruction connected the young violinist with one of the prominent Czech violinists and composers of the early nineteenth century, who was then active in Vienna as a performer, educator, and leader of his own string quartet.
Jansa, who taught various significant students in Vienna, provided Neruda-Norman with advanced violin training that helped prepare her for her early concert career, which began when she was seven years old. Although the article does not give detailed accounts of their day-to-day interactions, it clearly establishes Jansa as an important teacher in her artistic development.
